That's nearly it. The car runs and drive nice. Got some tinkering to do over the next few months to settle the carbs in and sort out all the little rattles etc, but really pleased with how it's turned out. Here's some of the details
And finally: I made the 150mile trip to Pendine, running around 75-80 mph most of the way. Ran 102.365 mph on the sand and then drove it home again. Got the '100mph Club' T shirt and got the class record too. I'll leave you with the following photos taken over the Pendine weekend. These were taken by several talented photographers that I'll give credit to if they let me know who took which photos. Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed my build. It took just over six months of evenings and weekends and I loved every minute. Pete
What taillights did you use and how did you mount them? I've got a Sport Coupe but I dont want to cut into the back to put '40s in.... Also how did you do the top cover when it's chopped?
Wow, what a great car, and great thread. Loved how you got straight into it, "off with its head"! No time for the naysayers, it was a fast build, and a great quick read to the end.
Pete, did you use the 74cc or 65cc Edelbrock heads? I always have a bit of a problem with engine pinging( is that the word) with low octane fuel And high compression.... Michael
At first I thought it was a shame to alter that car, but after reading this thread, I get it. Where did this switch plate come from? Looks like it may have been salvaged from an Avro Lancaster bomber.
The top doesn't fold being a Sport Coupe Tail lights are '37 repos. Mounted on little brackets I made. The top cover is all new material so not a chopped original. Michael, we call it 'pinking'. Never had it on a flatty but retarding the timing will help. I used 65cc heads. I'm not sure of the origin of the switches but likely to be some kind of older military aircraft. Thank you for all your kind comments. Pete.
Very cool! I didn't expect to see a whole build at once, but loved the read and the look. When you said 6 inch chop, I wondered, but it looks perfect. Nice job!
I saw this in person at Pendine, it looks even meaner in real life. It has some really nice touches as well Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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